Waltz in Marathon


Waltz in Marathon is a 1983 fiction novel written by Charles Dickinson, about a loan shark whose life is changed by the return of his grown children and an old romance.

Plot summary

Gentleman loan shark Harry Waltz, a sixty-one-year-old resident of Marathon, Michigan, finds his life dramatically altered by the return of his grown children and his romance with Mary Hale, a successful, forty-year-old lawyer.

Reception

Waltz in Marathon received positive reviews from critics. Ruth Doan MacDougall of The Christian Science Monitor wrote that "This is a startling first novel, mature and professional, abounding with good spirits." Kirkus Reviews stated that "this is uncommonly satisfying fiction--with bright, intimately etched scenes, Dickinson's self-assured style... and, above all, characters of quality and qualities."

Cover Art

The artwork for this book was done by famed illustrator and children's book author Fred Marcellino.